A concert of rare musical performances by:
Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields
Legendary rock critic Greil Marcus
Tanya Donelly, founding member of the Breeders, Throwing Muses, and Belly
best-selling author Rick Moody
Matthew Friedberger of The Fiery Furnaces
cult-favorite author Sam Lipsyte, reuniting his punk band Dungbeetle for the first time in 19 years
alt-country hero Jim White
Sam Davol of The Magnetic Fields
rock journalist, biographer, and musician Sylvie Simmons
and Brooklyn’s Golden Suits
Presented by Radio Silence, a magazine of literature and rock & roll, this special concert event will feature a series of short musical performances and collaborations that have never happened before.
Cult author Sam Lipsyte will reunite his punk band Dungbeetle (featuring James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem/DFA) for their first live performance in 19 years.
In addition, legendary rock critic Greil Marcus will collaborate with Matthew Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces. They’re keeping their plans pretty secret, but we know they’ll be riffing on Greil’s new book, The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in Ten Songs.
Also at the concert, Radio Silence will release their much-anticipated third print edition, and every attendee will receive a copy of the new 180-page issue included with their ticket. See you there!
Sponsors for the event include MailChimp, Village Voice, WFUV, Flavorpill, PSP, and TypeEngine.
This is a general admission, standing event.
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Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields)
Frontman of The Magnetic Fields.
Tanya Donelly (of The Breeders)
Tanya Donelly is a founding member of the Breeders, Throwing Muses, and Belly, and she has a solo career.
Sam Lipsyte’s Dungbeetle (reunion show) w/ James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem)
Sam Lipsyte is the author of Venus Drive, The Subject Steve, Home Land, and The Ask, the latter two New York Times Notable Books. He won the first annual Believer Book Award and was a 2008 Guggenheim Fellow. He teaches writing at Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
photo credit: © Robert Reynolds
Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus was the first reviews editor for Rolling Stone, and he also regularly contributed to Creem and The Village Voice. His many books include The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in Ten Songs (2014), Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century (1989), and Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ’n’ Roll Music (1975). He lives in Oakland, California, and teaches fall semesters at The New School in New York.
Rick Moody
Rick Moody is the author of five novels, three collections of stories, a memoir, The Black Veil (2002), and a book of essays, On Celestial Music (2012). He also writes songs and performs in The Wingdale Community Singers, whose third album, Night, Sleep, Death, was released in 2013. He teaches at New York University and Yale. His forthcoming novel is titled A Tangle of Limbs (2015).
Rick Moody official site